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Kommersant – online edition 4 August, 2008 By Bogdan-Skavron, Ivano-Frankovsk Region; Veronika Savchenko, Lvov Region http://www.kommersant.ua/doc.html?DocID=1007857&IssueId=46980 The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko called state of environmental emergency in several flooded areas in western regions of Ukraine in his...

Western Ukraine: Famine, Snakes, and Disaster

Segodnya – online-version 05 August, 2008 20:38 By Mikhail Gannitskiy http://www.segodnya.ua/news/12050013.html We learnt about developments in the flooded regions from a person who had been among the first to come and help. Svetlana Panushkina , project manager of the Foundation for Development of Ukraine told Segodnya about...

Cancer Mortality To Down in Ukraine

Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov has a systematic approach to all undertakings. The amounts he donates to fight against cancer exceed the funds provided by the national budget. Akhmetov applies his formula of success even in charity… To meet Rinat Akhmetov – a businessman well-known beyond Ukraine, to ask a personal...

Story on Channel 24. Novosti Program (News), 11 July, 2008

REPORT: Terrible diagnosis "cancer" is confirmed for 160,000 Ukrainians every year. However, the illness can be cured, says President of the Foundation for Development of Ukraine Rinat Akhmetov. The organization launched a new national project on fighting cancer and will provide $40m.   Rinat Akhmetov , President of the Foundation...

Story on TRK Ukraina Broadcasting Company. Sobytiya Program (Latest News), 11 July, 2008

We will cure cancer. The Foundation for Development of Ukraine is investing $40m to fight the illness. The oncology industry has never seen so much money ever since independence of Ukraine. Annual state funding for purchases of equipment is 6 times less.   Tatyana Blazhko, reporter. Nastenka is almost three but has already been...

Akhmetov Provides $40m to Fight Cancer with $10m Going to Western Ukraine

The Foundation for Development of Ukraine has provided $40m to fight cancer in Ukraine, said Ukraine's MP (Party of Regions) and President of the Foundation for Development of Ukraine Rinat Akhmetov. The official site of Party of Regions is covering the story as well. “On the one hand there are good and top-skilled doctors, on the...

Cancer can be cured! With charity and money!

President of the Foundation for Development of Ukraine Rinat Akhmetov has initiated launch of national project Cancer Can Be Cured. Timely Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment in Ukraine. The projects provides for the Foundation to buy equipment for cancer treatment that is unmatched in Ukraine. The total project budget amounts to UAH 200m....

Parliamentary Studio Program (Rada TV) broadcast on 10 July, 2008

STUDIO: Svetlana HLUSHENOK. To die or find $200,000. The amount can be much higher even. Thousands of Ukrainians face this choice daily united by a common diagnosis – cancer. Both adults and children are affected by oncology diseases. How to collect money and who helps those unhappy? We are going to talk about it with Tatyana Bakhteyeva,...

Story on NTN Channel. Svoyevremenno. O Glavnom Program (Important and Up-to-date)

Ukraine shows the highest cancer mortality in Europe. STUDIO: Ukraine shows the highest cancer mortality in Europe with 90,000 people dying of this terrible disease every year. The number of recoveries is 2.5 times less compared to Europe and the USA because of poor material and technical facilities. The government has allocated UAH 30m on...

Story on ICTV Channel. Fakty Program on 10 July, 2008

Foundation for Development of Ukraine launched a new campaign titled Cancer Can Be Cured. STUDIO: Cancer can be cured – this is the title of the project launched by the Foundation for Development of Ukraine. It includes acquisition of $40m equipment which Ukraine has never seen before. Doctors believe the facilities will improve...